The Karaoke Singer's Guide to Self-Defense

Tim Kinsella

ISBN 10: 0983186308 / ISBN 13: 9780983186304

Published by Featherproof Books, 2011

Reunited for a funeral and leery of one another, a family compares splintered memories. Will bathes his grandmother. Mel gives her wig a haircut. Norman is not prepared to take over his father's club. Jesse has never known how old he is. They each cope with limited options and murky desires. An irreducible collage, as intuitive as it is formal, The Karaoke Singer's Guide to Self-Defense drifts between story lines and perspectives. Long bus rides through a post-industrial Gothic Midwest, Classic Rock, and compulsive brawls hum a requiem for the late night life of Stone Claw Grove. Seller Inventory # 00109328324

Synopsis:

Reunited for a funeral and leery of one another, a family compares splintered memories. Will bathes his grandmother. Mel gives her wig a haircut. Norman is not prepared to take over his father's club. Jesse has never known how old he is. They each cope with limited options and murky desires. An irreducible collage, as intuitive as it is formal, The Karaoke Singer's Guide to Self-Defense drifts between story lines and perspectives. Long bus rides through a post-industrial Gothic Midwest, Classic Rock, and compulsive brawls hum a requiem for the late night life of Stone Claw Grove.

About the Author: Tim Kinsella: has fronted such bands as Cap'n Jazz, Owls, Friend/Enemy and Joan of Arc. He holds an MFA in writing from The School of the Art Institute Chicago. His writing has appeared in The Chicago Reader, Monsters & Dust, and Stop Smiling Magazine. He lives in Chicago. This is his first novel.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Karaoke Singer's Guide to Self-Defense
Publisher: Featherproof Books
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good